Letter from Louis F. Kleitz to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Debates and debating, Military readiness

Louis F. Kleitz is taking part in a debate and asks Theodore Roosevelt for arguments against the idea that the United States’s “war armament is detrimental to [the] nation and her progress.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-06

Creator(s)

Kleitz, Louis F., 1890-1978

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Louis F. Kleitz to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 6, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64401. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Kleitz, Louis F., 1890-1978. Letter from Louis F. Kleitz to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Feb. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64401.

APA:

Kleitz, Louis F., 1890-1978., [1911, February 6]. Letter from Louis F. Kleitz to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64401.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.